Traditionally, we’ve been told that eating a bowl of oatmeal is one of the healthier breakfast options because it's high in fiber and helps to regulate blood sugar levels. But French biochemist and author Jessie Inchauspé, better known online as Glucose Goddess is anti-oat in all forms, sharing: “Oatmeal is 100 percent starch, and starch is converted to glucose when digested.
” (That includes oat milk!) You might imagine that a sweet breakfast helps you to feel more energized in the morning but, as Inchauspé points out, in reality “science shows us that while a sweet, starchy breakfast gives us pleasure by releasing dopamine in our brain, it’s not the best way to give us energy. It causes a glucose spike, which impairs our body’s ability to produce energy efficiently, makes us tired and causes all sorts of side effects.” Don’t ditch your daily bowl of oats just yet, though, here are some expert tips from nutritionists to help you adapt your porridge, to make it the healthiest it can b